Steampunk and Dieselpunk Movies
April the 6th
April the 6th, a curious little girl, sneaks into a mad inventor’s workshop, and is horrified at his invention. (12 minutes)
Super Science Friends – Episode 1: “The Phantom Premise”
If you are looking for historical accuracy, then this animated short film is not for you. Winston Churchill uses a time machine to team up with Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Marie Curie, Nikola Tesla, Tapputi, and a young clone of Albert Einstein, all of whom have super powers, to fight time-traveling Soviet zombies. (16 minutes)
The Case of Amber Gram
Artist Amber Gram makes a painting that she believes symbolizes her patriotism of the Union of Cannis, the totalitarian country in which she lives. Unfortunately for her, everyone else who looks at her painting sees a disgusting offense to the state’s values, and Amber is placed on trial for heresy and sedition. Can Dr. Ludovico, the court psychoanalyst, solve the mystery of the difference in interpretation before Amber is executed? (20 minutes)
The Ninety Nines
Amelia Earhart is still alive and part of a secret elite team of women, the Ninety Nines, part of the Scientific Strategic Reserve. Equipped with Tesla technology and jet packs, the Ninety Nines are determined to stop Hitler and his evil scientists. (6 minutes)
The Ningyo
Professor Christopher Marlowe is an outcast in the scientific community because of his obsession over cryptozoological creatures, especially the mermaid-like Ningyo. The reclusive rich H. Prestor Sealous, who has an incredible secret zoo of cryptozoological creatures, reaches out to Professor Marlowe to offer to help Marlowe to find the Ningyo. But rival Kiyohime Bikuni is determined to stop Sealous from finding the Ningyo. (27 minutes)
The Wheel
As a child, Holster McCroy was entrusted by his father in the operation and maintenance of a magic spinning wheel whose continuous motion keeps the world from descending into an apocalyptic chaos. Years later, as a young adult, he is visited by his envious, mischievous sister, Ellie, who is determined to play with the wheel, with unpleasant results. (16 minutes)